songwriter

noun

song·​writ·​er ˈsȯŋ-ˌrī-tər 

: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs

songwriting

ˈsȯŋ-ˌrī-tiŋ 

noun

Synonyms of songwriter

• composer
• musician
• lyricist
• tunesmith

Examples of songwriter in a Sentence

an award-winning singer and songwriter

he's both a singer and a songwriter

Recent Examples on the Web

The deal also covers Suno’s use of BMG songs to train its past models and data, and states artists and songwriters must opt in to having their music used for AI inputs and outputs. — Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Swift was elected in the contemporary songwriter/artist category, while Camp and Miller got in in the contemporary songwriter category, Channel in the veteran songwriter category, and Lovett in the veteran songwriter/artist division. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

Swift's songwriting honors Swift's Nashville induction comes two months after she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City, becoming the youngest female songwriter ever inducted into the organization. — Bryan West, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

The five songwriters will be formally inducted during the invitation-only 56th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala later this year. — Andrea Dresdale, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing songwriter

• singer-songwriter

Rhymes for songwriter

• exciter
• firefighter
• igniter
• lamplighter
• reciter
• screenwriter
• scriptwriter
• sportswriter
• typewriter
• biter
• brighter
• fighter

Kids Definition

songwriter

noun

song·​writ·​er ˈsȯŋ-ˌrīt-ər 

: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs